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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter discusses the information about the conclusion of the research, implication, and suggestion. The explanation of each point will be presented as
follows.
A. CONCLUSIONS
This research was conducted at the grade VIII of SMP Negeri 2 Godean. It was carried out from September to October 2013. The objective of this
research study was to improve the students’ speaking skills through the use of pictures. Based on the results and discussions in the previous
chapter, it can be concluded that the implementation of pictures in the teaching and learning process of speaking is believed to be effective to improve the
students’ speaking skills.
The results of this research revealed the improvements contributed by the implementation of the pictures in the teaching and learning process of
speaking in grade VIII of SMP Negeri 2 Godean. First, pictures were believed to be effective to improve
the students’ motivation. They were able to engage the students’ attentions and interests during the teaching and learning process
of speaking. Besides, the pictures could provide the students illustrations and ideas in their minds. Second, the improvement could also be seen in the teaching
and learning process. The absent of media was solved through the
implementation of pictures. In addition, the pictures could provide various fun learning activities so they decreased the students’ boredom during their
learning. The students became more confident to speak and active in the classroom activities. Third, since the students were motivated and the speaking
class ran well, t he students’ speaking skills, such as fluency, accuracy,
pronunciation, and vocabulary were also improved. The use of pictures in the teaching and learning process, especially in the speaking practices, enabled the
students to express their ideas into comprehensible monologues. The implementation of pictures and the other supporting activities were belived to
be effective to facilitate the students to improve their speaking skills.
B. IMPLICATIONS
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